Strathcona

English Etymology 1897, en ga:srath Coe (modern en strath), a variant of en Glencoe, invented in Canada to avoid the negative associations with the Massacre of Glencoe (1692), created as an aristocratic title for Donald Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal. Other uses derive from places named after Smith. Proper noun en neighbourhood city/Edmonton and former city in central p/Alberta ; the business district of which is now called "Old Strathcona". A county in Alberta formerly centred on the defunct city, now centred on en Sherwood Park; see en Strathcona County. en neighbourhood city/Vancouver p/British Columbia. en rdist in p/British Columbia. en provincial park on isl/Vancouver Island p/British Columbia. en neighbourhood city/Hamilton p/Ontario. en geographic township mun:suf/Temagami p/Ontario. en minor city co/Roseau County s/Minnesota c/Canada, named after Donald Smith Roseau County borders onto Manitoba. Derived terms en Strathcona County Related terms Scona, a common shortening Strat, Strath, common shortenings